Egyptology : the missing millennium : ancient Egypt in medieval Arabic writings /
Daly, Okasha El.
London : UCL Press ; Portland, Or. : Cavendish Pub.,
2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-225) and index.
The making of an Interpretatio Arabica of ancient Egypt -- Treasure hunting -- Medieval Arab archaeological methods and descriptions -- Medieval Arab attempts to decipher ancient Egyptian scripts -- Medieval Arabic concepts of ancient Egyptian religion -- Egyptian mummia, mummification and burial practices in medieval Arabic sources -- Egyptian science in medieval Arabic sources -- Egyptian kingship and state administration.
Egyptology